jolt UK /d͡ʒɒlt/US /d͡ʒoʊlt/noun 5verb 5forms 3 noun5 •An act of jolting. •A surprise or shock. •The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time. •(slang) A long prison sentence.After three "jolts" in prison, three separate periods of incarceration, Braly decided to try his hand at writing. — 1994 •(slang) A narcotic injection. verb5 •To push or shake abruptly and roughly.The bus jolted its passengers at every turn. •To shake; to move with a series of jerks.The car jolted along the stony path. •To shock (someone) into taking action or being alertI jolted her out of complacency. •To shock emotionally.Her untimely death jolted us all. •To knock sharply formsjolted · jolting · jolts
